The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-11-17
Tho ANARCHISTS!
! -THEHANGING!
THE LAST SCENES.

AT 1850. County Physician
Meyer took his leave of the men
to whose health he has been daily
ministering for the past seven
teen months. All OF them shook
him by the hand, but none of
them Displayed The slightest emo
tion.
From 10 to II, Spies occupied
himselfin reading a paper. The
others paced up and down their
cells, stopping at every turn TO
look cut through their cells like
Gagged ANIMALS.
At lilo the jury fell in and
took their places In the double
row of chairs, which had beenre
served in front of the press tables.
The spectators of whom there
were less than two hundred, we're
admitted TO the rear. Altogeth-
or the corridor was not half fill
ed. The cells on the first floor
as well as those on the two upper
tiers had been emptied of their
occupants. The gathering was
quiet and decorous. Hats were
removed and cigars thrown away.
There was none of the crowding,
pushing, smoking, swearing mob
that disgraced the execution Of
the Italians two years ago.
The names of the Jurors were
called and each one responded.
Then there was quiet-deep, aw-
full quiet. 1t was as If every
man had ceased breathing; as If
hearts had stood still; as if the
blood was congealing in the veins
of the anxious spectators. The
stiffness was broken by wall, a
weird. gruesome sound. 1t was
only the pet jai! cat, but it paled
the cheek OF many a man who at
another time would have made
the event a source of hilarlty.-l
The animal, which had been SCI
cured IN an adjoining cage, was
taken out and again the stiffness
Of suspense. Through the high
barred panes of glassldirectly back
of the scaffold. score of armed
men were visible. They wereas
motionless as statues, their guns
at their shoulders, and their
muzzles bear directly On the gal
lows window.
The moments passed on. A
rel ort gained currency that the
sheriff was holding off until the
last moment in expectation that
something would be heard from
Springfield. Suddenly the face
of Deputy Gleason was seen at
the entrance of the corridor lead
ing TO the scaffold. The moment
had arrived. The shuffling of
feet was heard in the corridor. 1t
was 11:49 to the minute. Sheriff
Matson appeared, his back to
The gathering. he was facing the
procession. Spies came into
view first, with a broad-shoulder-
ed bailiff on his right next came
Fischer, then Engel. All three
stepped from the second tier of
cells to the scaffold, while the
spectatois drew a long breath.
Parsons is saved" was the word
hat went around, but it was not
10 be. A second later and Par
sons appeared.
The four men were placed up
on the trap. Spies hair seemed
10 literally stand upon end. En-
gels shoulders seemed nearly to
louch the top of his head. Par
sons set his teeth firmly togather
and looked down camIy on the
crowd beneath. His face was the
lace of a man of iron. A MUIR
mur af sdmlration for his un-
nerve went through the
spectators. Enae. turned around
and said something inaudible 10
The deputy. 1t was evidently O!
4 jocular character for the con-
iemned man laughed heartily.
Fischer looked at him a moment
and then he loo put in remark.
Spies and Parsons at the other
end of the scaffOld maintained a
solid and dignified demeanor, but
here was q look of unutterable
woe upon tie ACE of the ex edi-
or, which pierced The hearts OF
hose surrounding the scaffold.-
The shrouds had already been
Idjusted before The men left
heir cell7. Nothing remained
,ut to encircIe each neck with
he moose and TO cover each head 7
With the cap.
JaiIor Folz approached Spies, a q
uick movement, so quick that il
ould hardly lie noticed, and The !,
ope WAS around his neck, there ;
,as moi the movement Of mus .
le. The same stoii1 look, The !,
,me woe begone look from the
yes. Folz moved step and in
moment the throat OF Fischer
as enclrcied by the moose. He
loved his head up and down, as "
it hurt him. Engel did moi